Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-20
FICTI0US FIGURES.
MEssRs. THORNTON AND BRAITH
WATTS UYLUCKY CIRCULAR.
The Two Houses Take Exceptions and
Order Their Committee 10 Pre-
pare Reply.

following:
Whereas mo rccent-Arrived agents of the
/ foreign bondholGers Edward Thornton and :.
| y. BraiihWaitc) lave circular. headeds' Nir-
| Qinia state Debt now being circulated iD
| Richmond, and aieO made public in the klch-
| mond papers o. this morning, In which circn-
| lar there appear statements at variance with
/ the final report of the Joint committee made
! 20 his General Assembly: and whereas THIS
| circular is calculated 20 make false impressions
| and produce n controversy on facts which
| really occurred IN tho conference between the
! legislative committee aud the agents OF the
| foreign bondholders:
| Hcso'red bV ne SenGic tthe House OF Delegates
| concuuinP), That the joint committee 20 con
/ fer with the foreign bOndholders be instructed
| o. examine the circular headed "Nirgnh
| state DEBT and report whether this circular
| he true. and state definitely and accurately
| what tnc final proposition was that the bond
| holders made. The report Is % be made from
| Tie record of the proceedings Of the joint con-
| ference. and not in any way 20 have any tur-
| tber onlcial intercourse with The sayents Of
| he bondhcldcrs.'
Mr. Stubs asked the rule requiring his
ic,ciution TO lie over one day be suspen0sds
10 that it might be Immediately considered.
| Aerocd TO.
Slr. Gordon thought the resolution un-
Dcccs sarv. He was opposed TO the LegiS-
lature taking such action based on news
pa"cr reports.
Mr.. stubbs replied that his resolution
was not based upon newspaper reports, but
| upon q cops Of the circular signed by
Me.sr.. Thornton and Bfaithwaite, which
| ne held in his hand. He claimed that the
c,rCu1r did not present accurately the final
| proposition made by me bondbOlders, as
! claimed, ard hc wanted it stamped in plain
Vnoiniaard Amcricln terms.
A voice: " " bat Is that torm?"
"Wcll, sir" replied Mr.. Stubbs, "it il
o little word of three letters, beginning
! with fhe ici'cr - ending with the letter
| &C. sud in the middle is little letter " ith
dot over il commonly known as IL F"
| daughter
Tho resolution was adopted and COM
| mlHiratcd to the House.
! subsequently Speaker stuart informed
| the senate that il had been cOncurred in by
| the House.
COUPON RECORD.
Mr.. koinor from the joint Committee
| ON Finance and Banks, presented bill 10
| provide for the keeping OF a record OF cou-
pon> purUorlnS To have been clipped from
| bonds Of The state rendered for taxes. and
/ % impose q penalty for twice rendering the
same coupons The bill provides that
wncu coupons are tcnGcrPd the collecting
officer to Wbom the tender IS made shall
record in scptrate columns in 4 book the
name OF tlctcudorcr, date of tender. aggre-
| gate amount Of coupons rendered, the mum
hCr and amount 81 each coupon, sud bv
whom slgucd. and the number OF the bond
from whicu The coupon pUrpOrls to have
been clpuco. When coupons are rendered
and not received. and the tax i not other
81 isc rad, Il shall he the duty OF the party
ms
uuiil the question Of payment by the ten
Ger ba> been adjudicatcd in q court OF COM
pclont jurisdiction. ANY person convicted
| II t,ndcring coupons which have formerly
been rendered ,hdl he guilty Of q mi-Je.
mcauOr, and upon conviction shall be fined
not les than BIO0 and imprisoned not
exceeding twelve months. The record re-
0uircd 10 be kept 10y the collecting officer
,hall be DrimQJCCic evidence OF the pre-
,ious tender in any prosecution under this
act.
The bill vas twice read and placed on
thc cand0r.
Mr.. koiner. from the same committee,
presented a Joint resolution authorizing
tlc Board of Indemnity created hv the act
Of Assembly approved February -, 1856,
20 employ one or more persons as counsel
10 assist the Attorney.Gencral in defend
ing the Interests OF the Commonwealth IN
al litigation growing out Of tae public
Debt. subj ct 10 their instructions, pro-
yided the aggregate amount OF fees pad
said persons shall not exceed the sum Of
$1,000 IN any one year.
40 action was taken on the resolution.
rREAsURERS' PAY.
Mr.. Loycnsicin, at the request Of the FL
nance Committee. presented i bill amend
ine the law prescribing the duties, powers,
liaLihtC>. and compensation OF certain
county officers so ~ 10 provide that 20 every
treasurer or collector shall be allowed for
Mi, services in receiving and paying over
the roveuUc on amounts OF $4,000 and less
/ o rcr ccntum, aud on the amount in excess
oi SlO0 y per cebtum. which shall bc un-
/ dcrS0od to De the entire compensation in
tended 10 be allowed treaSurerS.
At present troa>tlrers collecting $4,000
/ or under receive per cent, and the con-
pcnsaliou Of those collecting larger sums
ls rated.
PEOPLES PATRIOTISM APPEALED TO.
Nil. Gordon offered preamble and reso-
/ luton, requesting the people OF Virginia,
! IN con rsldcration Of the irutless but earnest
/ Cudcayor of the General Assembly TO mike
| q fmrard Just settlement Of her debt and
Ulc.CNe the autonomy Of her Institutions,
by thcir pauiotismand love for Virginia. not
IL aid in the overthrow and destruction OF
our government by the use OF coupons in
the payment Of taxes.
Tic resolution lies over under the rules.
II will be taken up this morning with the
report OF the debt committee.
COUPON ATTORNEY IN RICHMOND.
Mr. Berry offered joint resolution au-
tborizng the Auditor to employ an atiOr-
No, at q salary moi exceeding 81, 900 per
annum 10 assist the attorney for the COM
monUcath Of the city OF Richmond In lti-
laiicn growing Out Of the tender OF cOu-
lons.
Hca>kcd that the rule, be suspended and
Tie resolution be immediately adopted. lie
was informed that the Comm0nwealth's
attorney Tor The CITY Of Richmond has his
time SO closely occupied that he can give
no time 10 the numerous suits which viii
! necessarily arise under the law which has
| been enacted, knownas The coupOn-crusher.
Mr.. Rhea opposed the resolution. He
Wis Informed that the commonwealth : at
tornov OF Richmond drew from the state a
! salary amounting to about $1,000 per an
| nun. and he thought the officer OF the state
who received such liberal compensation
Should act under tins law.
Mr. Williams moved TO Oamend by striking
out s 600 and allowing this special coun.
sei the ices accruing from the suits.
Mr. Berry called attention 10 the fact that
no fees will be allowed in these suits unless
there lsa verdict for the Commonwealth.
The amendment was lost, aud the re~oiu-
ton was adopted and taken TO the House.
J.R. TUCKER FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
Mr.. Mccormick offered the following.
snd asked the suspension Of the rules that
immediate action might be taken;
Eesoired bv N, General Asscmbly Of Virginia.
That TIE people % Virgins would hail az a
harbmgtr Of good 10 the whole country the
nomination OF j. Randolph Tucker to the va
caucy now on the bench OF the Supreme Court
| Cf Tie niied Statos.
Mr. Rhca said he would very much like
20 see Nr. Tucker on the United states SUI
prone Court bench, but questioned the
accessibility Of adopting this resolution.
Mr.. Tucker, he said, has appeared as cOun.
ST in some Of those Virginia coupon casc..
ana hc thought This would emb Trass his
sitting IA th,m.
Mr. KOiuer found himself very much IN
! TIE position Of Mr.. Rhea. II WAS the cus-
tom that when al attorney WAS elected
Judge he usually cot some one else b ST
in The eases in which he was counsel be-
fore his election as judge.
Messrs. Mccormick, Williams, Staples,
Ufaton, and Others took the opposite
ground. Mr.. Tucker, they said, il every
,,,Iore considered 20 lie a constitutional